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Watercolors, acrylics, mixed-media Bermuda Run North Carolina, USA Judi Russell is an artist of note working in Bermuda Run, North Carolina, USA. Her watercolor, acrylic, and mixed media paintings reflect a unique blend of abstract and impressionist influences with a strong sense of color reflected in her palette. "My style is influenced by my long association with advertising graphics and my musical background. Both of these contribute to the way I employ rich colors, pattern, and movement. My art represents my vision of what I would like the world to be, full of warmth, wonder, magic and spirituality." "I'm always...

Drawings-Watercolors-Prints Richmond, Kentucky Larry Duerson's web site greets you in a warm and homey manner... "(When you visit my website) I hope you enjoy browsing through all of my Paintings and Drawings. My favorite are Landscapes. All of my Paintings are done with Watercolor and most of my Drawings are with Pencil, I do have some that are done with Ink. I have done this as a hobby for many years, but have sold a few pieces in the past couple of years. I have Painted some Murals in a Local Elementary School and done some Drawings of "Old Home...

Wildlife Art - Watercolors Hoedspruit, South Africa "There is no room for error with watercolour. Once it is on the paper, it is almost impossible to remove—so I work carefully and accurately. I'm not attempting to reproduce reality, so I want to work fairly loosely too. It is important for the viewer to be able to see the mark of the artist, the journey I have taken on the page..." Sue Dickinson studied B A (Fine Arts) at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg from 1981-1983. After running her own graphic design studio and pursuing a career in the...

Photo: Fuji Finepix Digital Camera   “Tower St. Martin, Soreze” (2009) - 21cm x 27cm Watercolor on Arches Rough 140lb Watercolor Paper Allan Kirk's impressionistic watercolor exercise shows how to capture the mood of a bright, and and sunny day in medieval Soreze in the Tarn in southern France. For Allan Kirk, watercolor impressionism is the constant pursuit of light. Originating from the north east of England, Allan now lives and works as an artist in the south of France. Allan, together with his wife Lesley, runs week-long watercolor holidays at their secluded renovated farmhouse in the Tarn region. Find out...

Materials Used: Brushes 1 1/2" (381mm) Flat Winsor & Newton Series 965 1" Grumbacher Aquarelle Flat Red Sable #12 Winsor & Newton Series 7 Red Sable #10 Winsor & Newton Series 820 Red Sable #6 Grumbacher Watercolor Classic Red Sable Paints Sap Green Hooker's Green Dark Phthalocyanine Blue Cobalt Blue Dioxazine Purple Alizarin Crimson Permanent Rose Raw Sienna Burnt Umber Paper Arches 140lb cold press watercolor block (size 12" x 16") Miscellaneous #2 Pencil Kneaded Eraser Palette - Your choice. Mine is an old Robert E. Wood model. Water container (x2) filled with clean water Hair dryer (optional) Step 1: Preliminary...

Follow along as Isabella Kung sketches and paints realistic fruit. We cover composition, different surfaces, masking fluid, shapes, and much more in this simple yet useful exercise. Click here if you prefer watching a step-by-step video on our Beeblys WatercolorPainting.com. Materials used: Reference picture of some fruits, or just place some real fruits on a sheet of paper H or HB pencil A block of Arches cold press watercolor paper (140lb, size 10" x 14") Paint palette for watercolor paints Kneaded eraser Grumbacher Masking Fluid Rubber cement pickup (a.k.a. natural rubber pickup) Paper towel Towel Tabletop easel or book to prop painting...